Trish Karter Explained

Trish Karter is an American entrepreneur and the founder of the Dancing Deer Baking Co.

Early life and education

Karter is a graduate of Lyme-Old Lyme High School, Wheaton College, and the Yale School of Management.^[1]

She is the daughter of Peter Karter, a pioneer of the modern materials recycling industry.^[2] Karter lives in Milton, Massachusetts^[1] and is the mother of two children, Dimitri and Eleanna Antoniou.^[3]

Career

Karter was the founder and CEO of the Dancing Deer Baking Company, a Boston-based producer of high-end, natural baked goods for nationwide distribution.^[4] The company is known for its commitment to employing and providing opportunity to individuals from deprived backgrounds.^{[5] [6] [7]}

The company is noted for producing all-natural, preservative-free products.^[8]

Karter is also an artist; part of the success of the Dancing Deer line of baked goods is credited to the "whimsical" figures that she has created to decorate the company's packaging.^[9]

Notes and References

1. http://wheatoncollege.edu/quarterly/q2002spring/karter.html Self-Rising Survivor, Wheaton Quarterly, Spring, 2002
2. Peter Karter; at 87; engineer who helped make recycling practical, Talia Whyte, Boston Globe, April 3, 2010
3. Bakery Bolsters Bosox with Blessed Batter, New York Post, Kevin Kernan, Jul 18, 2004.
4. Get your ship together: how great leaders inspire ownership from the keel up,D. Michael Abrashoff, Portfolio, 2005, Chapter II, CEO Trish Karter makes the Deer Dance, pp. 37 ff.
5. http://www.inc.com/articles/2010/03/dancing-deer-cookies-social-mission.html
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20051215060157/http://businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/dec2005/sb20051212_554808.htm
7. Values Sell: Transforming Purpose in to Profit Through Creative Sales and Distribution Strategies, Nadine A. Thompson, 2008, p.79.
8. Her turn: why it's time for women to lead in America, Vicki Donlan, Helen French Graves, Greenwood Publishing, 2007, p. 81.
9. Book: Donlan . Vicki . French Graves. Helen . Her Turn: Why It's Time for Women to Lead in America . Greenwood Publishing Group. 2007 . 978-0-275-99924-7 .